Mainland reports 7 new local, confirmed COVID-19 cases

A medic takes swab samples from a resident for nucleic acid testing at Balizhuang subdistrict in Chaoyang district, Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2022. (LI XIN / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Chinese mainland Friday reported seven locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Guangdong province and two in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

A total of 15 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on Friday in five provincial-level regions, including eight in Liaoning

A total of 15 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified on Friday in five provincial-level regions, including eight in Liaoning.

Altogether 90 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Friday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged to 219,638 on the Chinese mainland as of Friday.

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Friday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll standing at 5,226.